Tom Emmett
Thomas Emmett
Born: 3 September 1841, Halifax, Yorkshire
Died: 30 June 1904, Leicester
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Tom Emmett
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast (round arm)
Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, 1st Test, 1876/77
Last Test: England v Australia at Melbourne, 4th Test, 1881/82
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 13 1 160 48 13.33 0 0 9 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 728 92 284 9 31.55 7-68 1 0 80.8 2.34
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1866 - 1888)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 426 700 90 9053 104 14.84 1 24 276 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 60333 21314 1572 13.55 9-23 122 29 38.3 2.11
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
When Tom Emmett gained a place in the Yorkshire side it was as a left-arm
fast bowler. He was 25 at the time, made rapid progress to the top of his
field, and was considered one of the most dangerous bowlers of his type in
England. Bowling very fast with a near round-arm action, he could break the
ball back so that pitching on leg the ball would take off-stump - a ball
that for reasons known only to himself he called his "sostenuter". As age
took its toll, he lost the pace that made him so effective, and completely
changed his method to bowl slow-medium, pitching on or outside off stump,
and inviting the drive against the turning ball. He used flight, spin and
changes of pace, and the batsmen found it hard to settle against this
seemingly endless variety. Emmett was an excellent bat, with a sound defence
and strong straight drives, and a fine fielder. He toured Australia three
times, taking part in the first-ever Test Match in 1876, and playing seven
Tests in all. Tom was a
character, and few professionals were more popular with the crowd, or his
fellow players; his constant enthusiasm for the game and good spirits were
infectious. HS Altham said of him: "Never was there a man of higher
vitality, of more inexhaustible good humour than Tom Emmett" (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 26-Aug-2002 18:07:35 GMT
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